Wujiaqu (Chinese: 五家渠) is a county-level city in the northern part of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Ürümqi.

Wujiaqu is the headquarter of the 6th Division of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps and currently administered by the 6th Division. The city implemented the "division and city integration" (师市合一, shī shì héyī) management system, it shares the same leader group with the 6th Division.

Administrative divisions

Wujiaqu contains 3 subdistricts, 3 towns, and 1 township-equivalent region.

NameSimplified ChineseHanyu PinyinUyghur (UEY)Uyghur Latin (ULY)Administrative division code
Subdistricts
Junken Road Subdistrict军垦路街道Jūnkěnlù Jiēdàoجۈنكېن يولى كوچا باشقارمىسى‎Jünkën yoli kocha bashqarmisi659004001
Qinghu Road Subdistrict青湖路街道Qīnghúlù Jiēdàoچىڭخۇ يولى كوچا باشقارمىسى‎Chingxu yoli kocha bashqarmisi659004002
Renmin Road Subdistrict人民路街道Rénmínlù Jiēdàoخەلق يولى كوچا باشقارمىسى‎Xelq yoli kocha bashqarmisi659004003
Towns
Wutong Town (102nd Regiment Farm)*梧桐镇 (一〇二团)Wútóng Zhènۋۇتۇڭ بازىرى‎Wutung baziri659004100
Caijiahu Town (103rd Regiment Farm)*蔡家湖镇 (一〇三团)Càijiāhú Zhènسەيجياخۇ بازىرى‎Seyjyaxu baziri659004101
Qinghu Town (101st Regiment Farm)*青湖镇 (一〇一团)Qīnghú Zhèn659004102
township-equivalent region
Wujiaqu Economic and Technological Development Zone五家渠经济技术开发区Wǔjiāqú Jīngjì Jìshù Kāifāqū659004501
* One institution with two names. See also Tuntian#People's Republic of China.

Demographics

As of 2015, 89,695 (96.4%) of the 93,058 residents of the city were Han Chinese, 1,926 (2.1%) were Hui and 1,437 were from other ethnic groups.

Wujiaqu's population is around 96,000 and predominantly Han Chinese according to the 2010 census. There are also Hui and various other minorities.

Population by ethnicity – 2010 census

EthnicityPopulation%
Han92,37295.79%
Hui2,5412.63%
Mongols3190.33%
Kazakhs2320.24%
Uyghur2230.23%
Tujia1670.17%
Manchu1280.13%
others4540.47%
Total96,436100%

Population by ethnicity – 2018 census

The proportion of nationalities in Wujiaqu City
NationalityPercentage
Han People96.3%
Hui People2.1%
Mongols0.5%
Uyghurs0.1%
Kazakhs0.1%
Others0.9%
Source of the population statistics :

Climate

Climate data for Caijiahu, Wujiaqu, elevation 441 m (1,447 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)−13.3 (8.1)−7.7 (18.1)6.2 (43.2)21.2 (70.2)27.7 (81.9)32.8 (91.0)34.3 (93.7)33.1 (91.6)26.8 (80.2)17.0 (62.6)3.5 (38.3)−9.7 (14.5)14.3 (57.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)−18.8 (−1.8)−13.8 (7.2)−0.3 (31.5)12.7 (54.9)19.3 (66.7)24.5 (76.1)25.9 (78.6)23.9 (75.0)17.4 (63.3)8.2 (46.8)−2.4 (27.7)−14.4 (6.1)6.9 (44.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−23.6 (−10.5)−19.3 (−2.7)−6.2 (20.8)4.9 (40.8)11.1 (52.0)16.3 (61.3)18.0 (64.4)15.5 (59.9)8.9 (48.0)1.1 (34.0)−7.1 (19.2)−18.5 (−1.3)0.1 (32.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)6.6 (0.26)6.5 (0.26)8.0 (0.31)17.4 (0.69)16.2 (0.64)17.4 (0.69)19.7 (0.78)14.5 (0.57)9.8 (0.39)11.6 (0.46)12.1 (0.48)10.2 (0.40)150 (5.93)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)7.86.64.04.85.86.06.35.23.94.35.48.168.2
Average snowy days15.913.55.51.1000000.65.915.157.6
Average relative humidity (%)80817146414448484859778361
Mean monthly sunshine hours111.7143.9226.2271.5312.5312.6315.4313.2282.1241.7148.293.52,772.5
Percentage possible sunshine38486066686868747773523461
Source: China Meteorological Administration

See also

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